Jefferson Journal: Hospitals Continue to Do Well Here in Virginia — By Michael Thompson The recently released annual analysis of Virginia hospitals by the Thomas Jefferson Institute once again confirms that the hospital industry as a whole here in Virginia continues to do well and that its overall financial health continues to improve. Read It Here!

January 2017

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Hospital Finances Healthy, Despite Sluggish Economy —
A new study issued by the Thomas Jefferson Institute shows that the overall finances of Virginia hospitals are healthy. While hospital profits remained flat since last year, hospital net worth has increased by $1.1 billion. More important is the bigger picture: Since 2012, hospital profits have risen from $1.58 billion to $1.89 billion, hospital net worth has risen from $14.75 billion to $17.8 billion, and the number of hospitals operating at a deficit has fallen from 42 to 27. Read It Here!

Jefferson Journal: Getting an Initial Handle on Immigration Reform — By Michael W. Thompson One of the issues continuing to confront our nation is what to do about those illegal residents living in our communities now and how to reform the entire immigraion and naturalization system. Here are a few ideas that strive to get a handle on the issue. (8/5/2016) Read It Here!